1992 elections in India
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Elections in the Republic of India in 1992 included elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, seats in the Rajya Sabha and the elections to the posts of President and vice president.
Legislative Assembly elections
[edit]Punjab
[edit]| Political Party | No. of Candidates | Seats won | Number of Votes | % of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 116 | 87 | 13,17,075 | 43.83% | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 58 | 3 | 1,56,171 | 5.20% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 66 | 6 | 4,95,161 | 16.48% | |
| Communist Party of India | 20 | 4 | 1,09,386 | 3.64% | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 105 | 9 | 4,90,552 | 17.59% | |
| Communist Party of India (M) | 17 | 1 | 72,061 | 2.40% | |
| Indian People's Front | 2 | 1 | 2,292 | 0.08% | |
| Janata Dal | 37 | 1 | 64,666 | 2.15% | |
| Independents | 151 | 4 | 2,77,706 | 9.24% | |
| Total[2] | 579 | 117 | 30,05,083 |
Rajya Sabha
[edit]President
[edit]Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[3][4]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 675,864 |
| George Gilbert Swell | 346,485 |
| Ram Jethmalani | 2,704 |
| Kaka Joginder Singh | 1,135 |
| Total | 1,026,188 |
Vice-president
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | % of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. R. Narayanan | INC | 700 | 99.86 | |
| Kaka Joginder Singh | Independent | 1 | 0.14 | |
| Total | 701 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid Votes | 701 | 98.59 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 10 | 1.41 | ||
| Turnout | 711 | 90.00 | ||
| Abstentions | 79 | 10.00 | ||
| Electors | 790 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1992 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat.
- ^ "Backgrounder". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2000.
- ^ "Election to the Office of President of India 2017" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Media Division, Election Commission of India. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017.
- ^ BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
